i have a great idea
what if we just make the olvia commercial into a drinking game? when it comes on,just do a shot. it will make it much more tolerable : )
Olivia Newton John
Am I the only one here thats had just about enough of Olivia Newton John. Every time that song over the P.A. I want to run into oncoming traffic. Am I going to go to Hell for wishing she had not survived breast cancer?
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I've got a question for those of you who handle employee purchases. Have any of you had to ring up coworkers who were buying condoms? If you have, was it awkward for you?
It was for me. I really don't care what my coworkers are doing outside of the workplace, it's not for me to know. But I've done this twice, and both times were coworkers who I didn't exactly want to think about what they were going to do with them.
It was for me. I really don't care what my coworkers are doing outside of the workplace, it's not for me to know. But I've done this twice, and both times were coworkers who I didn't exactly want to think about what they were going to do with them.
Katrina's victims
hey!
aparently there was a fax sent out that we didn't get, and just incase anyone else did not, we are going to be able to run Louisianna and Mississippi medicaid for patients! (go walgreens!!!) run it under LAMEDER or MSMEDER and use thept's regular ID number.
This is such a great thing for the company to make sure we patients will be able to their medications.
And another FYI, I had a family from New Orleans come in, they'd left their nebulizer at home for their 18 month old, I spent over an hour trying to figure out how to get it paid for, I called charities, drs' offices, the red cross, health department, everything and nothing, so finally we all decided that we'd chip in and pay for it. The family came in and cried, hugging me for all my help and saying how thankful they were.
Lets all try and remember that the smallest things, the extra time we spend with these people makes a difference. They've lost EVERYTHING.
We're also going to try and get a canned food drive approved. I also think that we may try and go give blood. Everyone, please just talking to them, joking around, telling them you're thinking about him, anything, helps.
aparently there was a fax sent out that we didn't get, and just incase anyone else did not, we are going to be able to run Louisianna and Mississippi medicaid for patients! (go walgreens!!!) run it under LAMEDER or MSMEDER and use thept's regular ID number.
This is such a great thing for the company to make sure we patients will be able to their medications.
And another FYI, I had a family from New Orleans come in, they'd left their nebulizer at home for their 18 month old, I spent over an hour trying to figure out how to get it paid for, I called charities, drs' offices, the red cross, health department, everything and nothing, so finally we all decided that we'd chip in and pay for it. The family came in and cried, hugging me for all my help and saying how thankful they were.
Lets all try and remember that the smallest things, the extra time we spend with these people makes a difference. They've lost EVERYTHING.
We're also going to try and get a canned food drive approved. I also think that we may try and go give blood. Everyone, please just talking to them, joking around, telling them you're thinking about him, anything, helps.
Displaced Hurricane Katrina Employees
I'm a manager in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area and I just wanted to let everyone know about what Walgreens is doing for displaced employees.
Starting tomorrow (September 1st), you can walk into any Walgreens in this area and request help. If you need to get a paycheck, the company has set up an 800 number so that we can get your checks transferred to this area. We can give you a paycheck advance. We have a phone number to call if you need a loan without taking it out of your paycheck. If you need to work so that your next paycheck will be enough to pay your bills, we have been asked to bring you into our store systems (so you can punch in and out) and put you to work. There is a very long list of things that we can do for you if you're in need, beyond arranging alternate means of getting paid.
So if you need anything, come and ask.
(edited to make it public, not friends only)
Starting tomorrow (September 1st), you can walk into any Walgreens in this area and request help. If you need to get a paycheck, the company has set up an 800 number so that we can get your checks transferred to this area. We can give you a paycheck advance. We have a phone number to call if you need a loan without taking it out of your paycheck. If you need to work so that your next paycheck will be enough to pay your bills, we have been asked to bring you into our store systems (so you can punch in and out) and put you to work. There is a very long list of things that we can do for you if you're in need, beyond arranging alternate means of getting paid.
So if you need anything, come and ask.
(edited to make it public, not friends only)
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Yay, story for my store. Alright, I wasn't present when this all occured, but everyone told me the details the moment I walked in the door. This morning, at about 6:45 (We're not 24 hours, so we weren't open for another fifteen minutes) these two guys were looking to come in, make a purchase, yadda yadda. Manager told them sorry, they left. About an hour later they come back and are looking to purchase a blood pressure monitor. They go back, grab one, buy it, and head out. Everything's fine.
Around 10:30 they come back. One of them enters the store and asks to make a return. Says it wasn't the right one, all that, but he's afraid he threw away the bag and had left the receipt in it. It was the same manager who sold it to him, so he figured there shouldn't have been a problem taking care of it without the receipt present. Meanwhile, our HPS was outside taking a smoke break and noticed this car with no front license plate with this big guy sitting behind the wheel. He pulls out his phone and starts wandering around the parking lot, acting like he's chatting, and makes his way around to a view of the back of the car. No license plate there, either. He comes back in, makes for the office, and immediately calls up the manager and lets him know something fishy is going on. Manager tells the guy that he's going to have to take the product to the office to pull up a record of the transaction before he can complete the return.
They pop the box open back in the office. Now, this was one of those blood pressure monitors that come with a mail-in-rebate in the box. Well, lo and behold, the mail-in slip was missing! So, these scam artists are looking to get their money back from the purchase, and send in the receipt for their rebate. Nice work. Manager remembers an e-mail we'd gotten earlier mentioning these guys. Seems they've hit a couple other Walgreens, a Rite-Aid, Safeway, etc. So, MGT and HPS stall these guys as best they can after phoning the police.
End of story... A nice arrest was made at our Walgreens this morning, and they got to take 'mug-shots' of the two guys against the passport screen.
Around 10:30 they come back. One of them enters the store and asks to make a return. Says it wasn't the right one, all that, but he's afraid he threw away the bag and had left the receipt in it. It was the same manager who sold it to him, so he figured there shouldn't have been a problem taking care of it without the receipt present. Meanwhile, our HPS was outside taking a smoke break and noticed this car with no front license plate with this big guy sitting behind the wheel. He pulls out his phone and starts wandering around the parking lot, acting like he's chatting, and makes his way around to a view of the back of the car. No license plate there, either. He comes back in, makes for the office, and immediately calls up the manager and lets him know something fishy is going on. Manager tells the guy that he's going to have to take the product to the office to pull up a record of the transaction before he can complete the return.
They pop the box open back in the office. Now, this was one of those blood pressure monitors that come with a mail-in-rebate in the box. Well, lo and behold, the mail-in slip was missing! So, these scam artists are looking to get their money back from the purchase, and send in the receipt for their rebate. Nice work. Manager remembers an e-mail we'd gotten earlier mentioning these guys. Seems they've hit a couple other Walgreens, a Rite-Aid, Safeway, etc. So, MGT and HPS stall these guys as best they can after phoning the police.
End of story... A nice arrest was made at our Walgreens this morning, and they got to take 'mug-shots' of the two guys against the passport screen.
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40 orders!
I just got a call from the closing photo guy a bit ago and he said he called to let me know there are about 40 orders due tomorrow by 2pm. He said he was going to work on them but the manager told him not too. All this was said at around 8pm, and the lab is supposed to shut down at 9pm, he could have gotten a good chunk of those at least processed. Of course though he's told to leave it for me and to straighten, WTF? Once again I'm going to have a talk with the store manager because that is bullsh*t leaving anyone that many orders, they think just because I'm the HPS I can get any amount of orders done lickety f*cking split. God I hate when manager's act like they know what effect their decisions have, when they have no damn clue. So now I get to have a busy ass day all because a manager couldn't let the photo guy do his job. Oh happy F*cking day!!
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A Novel Idea...
Hey everyone, I'm using my experiences currently as an assistant manager to write a work of fiction about retail, perhaps. It's titled "That's Life, This is Retail." I've posted a partial of the first chapter on my web-site at www.joshmason.com. It's right there on the main page. If you get a chance, check it out and let me know what you think.
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I am so happy because I get to move to a brand new store. And I actually get to be a photo tech (meaning that I will get more than one day a week of lab time).
Yay!
Yay!